Angry, The Southwark Playhouse

A spaceship hurtles towards a black hole. A book-loving couple ﬂee a burning city. A bloodshot eye conjures up kisses and wild animals. The world premiere of Philip Ridley’s Angry is a menacing, magical, and darkly comedic collection of stories that vibrate with the lingering unease of our times.

Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia) will be joined by a male actor (casting to be announced), to perform the series of ﬁve gender-neutral monologues on subjects as diverse as refugees, millennial anger, and interstellar travel.

Both actors will learn all ﬁve monologues, but who performs each will alternate from night to night.

Widely considered to be one of the greatest living British writers, Philip Ridley’s previous plays include The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Radiant Vermin, The Pitchfork Disney, Tender Napalm, Dark Vanilla Jungle, and Mercury Fur, as well as the screenplay for the 1990 ﬁlm The Krays.

Georgie Henley shot to worldwide fame aged eight when she was cast as the lead, Lucy Pevensie, in the Oscar-winning The Chronicles of Narnia series. She took time out of acting to study English at Cambridge before returning to star opposite Ella Purnell in indie ﬁlm “Access All Areas”.Angry is her professional stage debut.

Director Max Lindsay makes his London debut with Angry, after having been a resident director at Nufﬁeld Southampton Theatres.

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Our Angry Review

"All the world's a stage", Shakespeare once wisely had Jacques tell someone in As You Like It. "And one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."
In Philip Ridley's latest by turns playful, teasing and taunting set of monologues, two actors share six acts. And from show to show, they will perform different ones, so in fact they have to know them all.
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Latest Angry News & Features

It’s been announced that actor Tyrone Huntley will star in Philip Ridley’s play Angry at Southwark Playhouse in February 2018.
Angry is a series of five gender-neutral monologues that tackle topics from refugees, millennials and interstellar travel. Ridley’s previous theatre work includes The Pitchfork Disney, Leaves of Glass and Tender Napalm.

Angry closed on 10 March 2018.

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